Net Zero home owner, Husband, Father, Mechanical Engineer, electric transportation enthusiast, cyclist, outdoor enthusiast, transplanted Sask farm boy!
Edmonton, Alberta
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This needs to be developed in western Canada. We can add solar to the grid and keep farmland, improve crop water use efficiency, provide farmers another income stream and the power generation profile matches grid demand! @solaralberta
@harder_water
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Got #deepretrofits on your mind? Retrofit Canada wants to build Canada's deep retrofit movement and we need your input. Take five minutes to complete this short survey about the barriers and opportunities facing homeowners who want to be #netzero.
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Mixed-use solar and agricultural land is the silver bullet Alberta’s Conservatives have wished for theconversation.com/mixed-us…
Interesting idea, the distributed nature and multiple panel orientations would help to even out production throughout the day and through different local weather. How can we get this to work in Canada?
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Cool to have our house featured here! Now we need to make these retrofits cheaper/faster so we can scale up and tackle every house in Canada. Add efficiency, electrify, power it with renewables. We've got some work to do to hit our climate targets but it is possible.
“Once you get to the next step, you realize all these things become possible.”
One Edmonton couple renovated their scrappy bungalow in an energy-efficient, solar-powered dream able to withstand frigid Edmonton winters. Here’s how they did it: macleans.ca/economy/realesta…
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Wednesday webinar. Cold climate #Netzero renovations. Insulation, air-sealing, envelope, mechanicals, PV. Site built by Peter D and Panelized by Peter A. @chbanetzero @energysmartwv @ClimateHubYYC @JyotiGondek @MCCAC_Alberta @BlueHseNRG @BILDAlberta
👀Attention builders! Sign up now for our next webinar if you're interested in #deepretrofits Peter Amerongen of @butterwickconst and Peter Darlington of @SolarHomesInc. will present two case studies and answer technical Qs.
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The real question is - Why do we need parking lots in the first place? But if the areas can't be served with bikes, public transit etc, then solar parking lots seem to be a win/win. France to require all large car parks to be covered by solar panels
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Bifacial solar panels work with light from either side. New Research Says Vertical Solar Panels Have Improved Performance - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2022/07/25…
Hard to fix what your don't measure: Why reporting on GHGs more often would help Canada advance its climate agenda cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/can…
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The more people that choose to walk, bike and take public transit to get around, the better cities work for everyone, including drivers. Anyone still claiming this is a “war on the car” doesn’t understand how cities work. HT @fietsprofessor for graphic.
How a break at the pumps is a reverse carbon tax — and could make climate change worse cbc.ca/news/business/taxes-o…
After seeing how gas stoves pollute homes, these researchers are ditching theirs | CBC News - Ok, now let's do that for all fossil fuels, and the atmosphere! cbc.ca/news/science/gas-stov…
Canada may have hit its long-awaited electric vehicle turning point cbc.ca/news/business/electri…
Heatwaves at both of Earth’s poles alarm climate scientists theguardian.com/environment/…
Hey, how about some good news? UN agrees to create global plastic pollution treaty | CBC News cbc.ca/news/science/plastic-…
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A recent study shows that electricity blackouts can be avoided across the nation — perhaps even during intense weather events — by switching to 100 percent clean and renewable energy, such as solar, wind and water energy. wapo.st/3sTU3rV
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Yale Study: Gas Cars Produce More Supply Chain Emissions Than EVs insideevs.com/news/569169/ga… via @insideevs.com
1st step is to build or retrofit for better efficiency. Insulate, Air Seal, then Electrify. Works for old houses too! Bans on fossil fuel heating in new homes gain steam as world aims for net-zero emissions | CBC cbc.ca/news/science/bans-fos…
